Aura Minerals quits Canada for Nasdaq
South America-focused gold and copper miner Aura Minerals (TSX: ORA; Nasdaq: AUGO) says it’s done with investors in Canada a just as the company books record results. April-to-June adjusted earnings…
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Canada, US fund $29M for Canuck tungsten
Northcliff Resources (TSX: NCF) received an $8.2 million (US$6 million) investment from the Canadian government this week to help advance its Sisson tungsten-molybdenum project in New Brunswick. The sum adds…
Podcast: The geopolitical race to mine the deep-sea floor, ft Ilya Epikhin
This week’s episode features Ilya Epikhin, Senior Principal at consultants Arthur D. Little and Global Lead for Metals and Mining, in conversation with host Adrian Pocobelli. Epikhin offers his perspective…
Desert Gold dodges Mali risk with low-cost project
Desert Gold Ventures (TSXV: DAU; US-OTC: DAUGF) is proposing a modest project compared to peers in junta-led Mali to build on smaller costs and scale. Named after the Senegal Mali…
Centerra OKs Goldfield mine in Nevada after all
Centerra Gold (TSX: CG; NYSE: CGAU) said it’s moving ahead with development and construction of its Goldfield project in Nevada after rising gold prices boosted estimated returns. Using a long-term…
Richest lithium mystery solved
Australian researchers have upended decades of geological theory and could redefine how and where lithium is explored globally to feed demand for electric vehicle batteries. The breakthrough, led by Curtin…
US courts Cook Islands for deep-sea mining
The United States has begun talks with the Cook Islands for research on seabed mineral exploration and development, just months after the South Pacific nation inked cooperation pacts with China that…
The Metals Co. posts first deep-sea resource
The Metals Company (Nasdaq: TMC) has released a prefeasibility study and a resource — the first of its kind — for its seabed mining plans that show a potential return…
Orla cuts output target after Mexico wall slide
Orla Mining (TSX: OLA; NYSE: ORLA) said it will produce about 5% less gold than planned this year at higher costs after deferring some production following last month’s pit-wall failure at the…
Fortuna rises on larger gold resource in Senegal
Fortuna Mining (NYSE: FSM; TSX: FVI) has boosted the resource for its Diamba Sud gold project in Senegal ahead of a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) later this year. The project…
Agnico, Barrick lead the pack of top Canada miners
Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX, NYSE: AEM) tops our list of Canadian miners by market value at $81.9 billion (US$59.8 million) at press time. Agnico operates the country’s biggest gold mines…
Lundin Gold strikes Fruta del Norte bonanza
The latest conversion drilling at Lundin Gold’s (TSX: LUG; Nasdaq Stockholm: LUG; US-OTC: LUGDF) Fruta del Norte mine in Ecuador has returned results as high as 9 metres grading nearly…